Ore-concentrator.



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Patented Sept. 10, 193,2v

GENTRATOR,

T. W. A WEST.

ORE CON APPLICATION EILED SEPT. 10, 1909.

INVENTOR mzm V7? 2 T. A. WEST. ORE OONGENTRATOR.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.10, 1909. L@3 Patent-ed Sept. 10, 1912 '7 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

EVITN ESSES I /J/g W 1c/L ENTOR ATTQRNEY 1%. WEST. ORE GONOENTRATOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 10. 1909. l ggg gaga Patented Sept, A), 1912.

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T. W. A. WEST.

APPLICATION PIL E CONGENTRATOR.

SEPT.10, 1909 Patented Sept. 10, 1912 7 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

WXTN ESSES E N H m Y A T, W. A. WEST.

ORE GONUENTRATOR.

AIPLIOATIOH FILED SEPT. 10. 190%.!

Patnted Sept. 10,1912.

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ORE GONGENTRATOR.

APPLIGATIONTILED SEPT. 10. 1909.

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To all whomit may concem:

Be it known that l, THOMASWVQA. WEST,

woitizen of the United Stotes. residing. at

I heflnonfiiiineralbearing and 1 vs oftlie invention are to so eonst'ructtlie concentrator that will require less porter, iess attention... less ex penseof tailsgtion; and less expense of repairs tl-nin'the eoneentretor generally in With tliese ei ds. inview, this invention weonsists in is deta ns-0e construction and "eomloineti of elements hereinafter fort-l1 zeciiic-nlly designated by the i oi deseri e i. s

ids eiemtion of cor trenecorden ,e. Wltn my unmovea rent eiemtlentheieoi. F1 .2 F 1' piani'iew ens e N :irmnes. Fig. 0, 9. side lemtien T 6, an end View. zevertion of one of the ore n. ierspeotive "is distr and portionoi the we the cone improvement in oref'cencent-rators, and has etion of lrn'p'reved means for. adjusting. I o I-tli'stjsz-id adjustment. may be brought tofti e peint-pvhieh is most effective t jseperstingzi'tl e nii nerigl' ,.e3rrying con as will hereinafter appear.

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3'. Letters Patent.

' inplicat'ion filed September 10, 1909. Serial No. 51?,107.

posts. 1].,abotto1n viewtliereof. Fig. 12, a perspective view of one of the cross braces. Fig. 13, a similar View of another -oross brace. F 1i, :1 sideelevation of one of the pitmen, it being broken to show thnt they 3 be of any desired length. 3 Fig. 15, a similar View of a modified form of pitman adapted to pass outside the pitmen shoWnin-Fig. 1 Fig. 16, sectional View at the line 01-40 of Figs. 14 and 15. Fig. 17, 2?. side elevation of one of the rods for suspending the tables. Fig. 3.8, a similar View ight angles to Rig. 1?. Fig. 19, a side ievz1tion of the adjusting turn buckle. Fig. o. similar View at right angles thereto. ig. 21.- a side elevation of one of the bolts which the upper end of the suspending connected. Fig. :22, a similar View "1'. angles to Fig. 21., Fig. 23, a side elevation of the equalizing or compensating (device. Fig. 24-, a; side elevation of the connector on one end of the compensating device. Fig. 25, a similar View on the opposite end of the compensating device. Fig. J a side elevation of one of the small rollers, portions thereof being shown in section to more clearly show their construction.

27. s plan View of the water connections whereby the concentrates are Washed fi'oni the belts. Fi 9 end View thereof. s.- View showing the screen in er snooly pipe. Fig. 30,.1 plan View the adjusting boit'showingtlie manner in i die it is connected to the belt shifting de- Fig'. 31, eetionsi View oi my. i1nproved eien' shD an'v w obs;- in o rrxng out in.

i i 4 oresent the r ciprocats des C. in the rear e .w me' :1 number of openthe bearings of the rolls maybe adjusted within lGn' e; shortening s eingmmmtefi w! m him-d "it NIH LS3 i'm L HUI:

the cone pulleys nah pass bein ncense pillley W whereby power-may be trans mittedto the shaft V From the foregoing description it will be seen that when the shaft V? is revolved it- Will do slikewise with the cone pulleys U which will cause the cone pulleys S to revolve through the medium of the belts T, which .movc backward or forward, and when the will put the shat-its Q3? and-B in motion thereby revolving the rolls ;E,. through the mediumof the groc nad-pulleys O and l and the belts Nfl sndlthis will cause that portion ofthc concentrator belts which are above the gtablcs'fto move from. the rear towardthe front'oif the. tables; a

Z denotes carriages slifishly mounted upon the frame A and in'thesecarriages are journaled "tlie grooved guide pulleys.lfi over Whichrun thelielts l ll ,On the A? are'mounted the lugs-C through which are'threaded thescreWs D having a handle or wheel E onions end thereofso thatthey maybe residily turned, the opposite ends of said screws beings swiveledmi the carriagesf, as indicated 5y FF, softhct-as the screw D revolveditwillr causethe carriages to right adjustn' mt is secured the. lock nut G which is mounted on'the screw B may be brought in contact with the lug C thereby holding the carriages in'the desired adjustlnentt v From the foregoing description it will be seen that the carriages are moved the belts D wvill be moved in one direction or another, which will. change the spced of the shafts Q? and E, causing the concentrator belts to run faster or slower.

The driving parts which were just def scribe-d, and which are used to drive the conccntratm' belts maybe situated in any.

convenient place, but are here 'shown' being in front, oi and'hcl v end e fthe tables for convenience. H

may enter the equalizing hox fi'om'the hab .teries When the pulp enters th'e boxit will flow down upon the deflecting; plate J v which is perforated as indicated by K so that the pulp will slowly and-evenly pass through the deflector J vonato the cor rugated' distributing plate L ,,S5Lld plate slanting from the rear to the front of the' ow the forward a stationary equalizing box, having a I'BCQIVIQQZ: opening l whereby the pulp through 'curved'slots R so that it may be moved up and down'in the arc of a circle and on the ends of the strap P will be threaded suitable-nuts so that when the desired adjustment is obtained saidnuts may be tightened "against the plates Q so as to hold said straps and likewise the distributing box in the desired adjustment. 7 A s-the pulp'enters the equalizing box it will be'sprcad out by the deflecting plate .3' end will gradually pass through the openings K Whereitwill drop on to the distributing plate L3, then it will run down said plate into the "flexible tubes M",

through'which it will enteritis distributing I box-N from which place it 'Will pass on to the concentrator belts From this point the pulp-Will hsdriven. downward and rearward overf the helts-hy astream of water entering through the water supply pipe S g5 'Thisfwateii willfcause the; lighter material or that which does not contain ore to pas over tho indentations in the, concentrator, belts andpass 03 into asuitablesewerage system, the remaining or ore hearing ma-- 9'0 terialj to fiowinto the indentations in the concentrstorbclts and will be carriedupward thereby until the belt is passing aroundxthe forward roll, atwhich time the stream of Water from the supply pipe. S995 will wash back any" slinies" which happen to be carried from the distribuling"box to this point. r A sthe'helts 'pass'a'round the rollers P, otherstreanis of mmwvill be played thereon.- froin the washing system T which is composed of the supply pipe U leading from the. equalizing. box H, having a screen V intcrposmltherein and connected to this supply pipe U are the reduced distri-- huting pipes W and Z which have a plurallty' of openings A"? formed therein. Connecl ed to these distributing pipes are the connecting pipes 3%, to tlie opposite ends of which are connected thedistributing pipes C and D, having perforations, Ff tormed 11'0- therein, and these are also connected to the pply pipe U i F [011] this description it, will be seen thatyas' the'belts holding the concentrates passaroundxthc lower rollers P, the watervllo- "troin the Washingrsystem will be played upon sald hells, whichywill dislodge the con centratcs and wash them into' the vat I,- wh ch has ail-overflow J so that. when the 'iva ter has reached a certainhcightit' will 1 0 pass olf' into the sewerage system; lt' vill V be noticed that there is no strong flowof Water into the vat'so'thatth' e yvater will 4 notbe agitated. to prevent the concentrates.

from settling. If found desirable the depending bracket- M may be made sufficiently longthat when it isin a vertical position. the roller P carried thereby Wlll be in proX- unity to the top of the Water in the vat, so

that the concentratorbelt passing under'this i 

